Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 95.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
95.5%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
14th
of 113 countries
All-time high
95.5%
in 2024
All-time low
85.9%
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024

Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Azerbaijan, 2007–2024

0204060801002007201520242007: 85.9 %2008: 85.9 %2009: 85.9 %2010: 85.9 %2011: 85.9 %2012: 86.6 %2013: 87.4 %2014: 88.1 %2015: 88.9 %2016: 89.6 %2017: 90.3 %2018: 91.1 %2019: 91.8 %2020: 92.6 %2021: 93.3 %2022: 94 %2023: 94.8 %2024: 95.5 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Azerbaijan is 95.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Azerbaijan peaked at 95.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.9%, in 2007.

Azerbaijan ranks 14th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85.9% 85.9% 85.9% 3
2010s 88.6% 85.9% 91.8% 10
2020s 94.0% 92.6% 95.5% 5

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 11 Tuvalu 96.3% compare
  2. 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.0% compare
  3. 13 Bhutan 95.7% compare
  4. 15 Palestine 95.5% compare
  5. 16 China 95.3% compare
  6. 17 Maldives 95.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Azerbaijan?
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Azerbaijan was 95.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 85.9% in 2007.
How does Azerbaijan rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
Azerbaijan ranks 14th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,715 data points, 2000–2024
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.